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William Candler Sr. (1736 - 1784)

Col. William "Billy" Candler Sr.
Born in Virginiamap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1760 in Bedford, Colony of Virginiamap
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Died at age 48 in Richmond, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Major William Candler Sr. served with Wilkes County Militia, Georgia Militia during the American Revolution.

William Candeler was a captain in the royal militia when the Revolutionary War began having been Commissioned as such April 12, 1773. When war became inevitable he was made major of a Georgia regiment and held that office till the end of 1778, when he made Colonel as a result of a reorganization of the militia regiments. Continued actively in military service till the end of the war. Had a part in nearly every campaign and engagement in Georgia in and the Carolinas. Commanded a small party of Georgians at Kings Mountain. Served under Col. Clarke. was in the siege on Augusta and Blackstocks, was wounded in the battle of Long Cane

From DAR #91680 file
William Candler, R.S. from DAR application of Lucy Parker Roddenbery
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=29901838-6c5b-4cb9-9fe7-ff21c9ab0023&tid=14903733&pid=181359213

Born in Ireland and later came to America.

William a Surveyor and appraiser His ANCESTOR - William Candler of Newcastle-upon-Tyne served as an officer in Cromwell's Army during the Irish Rebellion of the mid-17th century.

Mary P. Ballard 1764-1813 Virginia (married) Moses Cadwallader 1763-1803 Virginia/Ohio

Mary's mom- Eleanor Candler 1740-1790 Virginia (married) Byrom Ballard 1740-1817 Virginia

Eleanor's dad - Daniel Candler 1695-1765 Callan, Ireland/Lynchburg,Virginia (married) Hannah Fiske 1700-1800

Daniel's dad - Thomas Candler 1637-1716 Callan, Ireland (married) Jane Tuite 1630-1681 Essex,England/Callan, Ireland

Thomas' dad - William Candler 1608-1680 Ixworth,England/Callan,Ireland (married) Anne Villiers 1618-1635 England

William's dad - William Candler 1582-1608 S. St. James,England (married) Hannah Fiske 1580-1616 England

William's dad - Ralph Candler 1562-1582 Ixworth, England (married) Ann Thoroughgood 1630-1704 England

Name

Name: William /Candler/[1][2][3]

Birth

Birth:
Date: 21 Apr 1736
Place: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland[4][5][3][6]
Birth:
Date: 1740
Place: Georgia, USA[7]


Marriage

Husband: William Candler
Wife: Elizabeth Anthony
Marriage:
Date: 01 JAN 1760
Place: Georgia, USA[8][9]

Parents' Marriage

Husband: @I1613@
Wife: Hannah Villiers
Child: William Candler
Marriage:
Date: 1730
Place: Northern Ireland[10][11]

Death

Death:
Date: 14 Jul 1784
Place: St Pauls Parish, Richmond, Georgia, United States[4][5][12][13][3]
Death: Age: 54, Age: 51 (alternate)
Date: SEP 1789
Place: Columbia, Georgia, USA[14]

Sources

  1. Source: #S221 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Colonel William Candler
  2. Source: #S490 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Colonel William Candler
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011. SAR Membership Numbers: 58669 (Volume 294), 77697, 82325, 89249
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application of Burton Swank Randol." Birth date: 21 Apr 1736; Birth place: Belfast, Ireland; Death date: 14 Jul 1784; Death place: Richmond, Georgia; Residence place: United States. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application of John Howard Candler." Birth date: 1730; Birth place: Buckingham, Virginia; Death date: 1784; Death place: Columbia, Georgia; Residence place: United States. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
  6. Source: #S221 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Colonel William Candler
  7. Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI). Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library. Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:1999. Text: Record for William Candler
  8. Source: #S82 Page: Birth year: 1746; Birth city: Albemarle Co; Birth state: VA. Data: Text: Birth date: 10 March 1746; Birth place: Albemarle Co, VA; Death date: 1789; Marriage date: 1761.
  9. Source: #S524 Page: Birth year: 1746; Birth city: Albemarle Co; Birth state: VA. Data: Text: Birth date: 10 March 1746Birth place: Albemarle Co, VA; Death date:1789; Death place: Marriage date: 1761Marriage place:
  10. Source: #S80 Page: Source number: 1626.033; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Data: Text: Marriage date: Marriage place: of VA
  11. Source: #S521 Page: Source number: 1626.033; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE,listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Data: Text: Marriage date: Marriage place: of VA
  12. Source: #S221 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Colonel William Candler
  13. Source: #S490 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Colonel William Candler
  14. Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011. SAR Membership Number: 77697
  • Source: S221 Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications,1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2011.
  • Source: S490 Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications,1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970,
  • Ancestry.com. Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com OperationsInc, 2006. Original data - Clark, Murtie J. Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999.
  • Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. NOTE: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Candler-156 created through the import of Robert C. Bain Family Tree (20.ged on Jul 4, 2011 by Robert Bain. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.






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Candler-404 and Candler-14 appear to represent the same person because: exact same birth and death in same year - any reason to suspect these are not the same man?
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